All I know is that my dad took me to see this film at the Gaylynn Theater in Beaumont, Texas in 1953, and I almost s… my pants. I am still damaged by it. What was he THINKING? That little kid terrorized. I identified with him! And that sand hole that kept swallowing things up! I couldn't sleep for a week.
Jeez! Kirby Kirby McDaniel MovieArt Original Film Posters P.O. Box 4419 Austin TX 78765-4419 512 479 6680 www.movieart.com https://www.facebook.com/movieart.austin.texas mobile 512 589 5112 On Oct 12, 2013, at 4:34 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art <[email protected]> wrote: > I know I have seen improperly dated posters > it isn't outside the realm of possibility > > take 2001 posters. all the misdatings create a real issue for collectors > > > At 02:23 PM 10/12/2013, David Lieberman wrote: >> my two cents... >> >> The most plausible theory in my opinion is that it was possibly still >> playing in some theaters in late 1954 or early 1955 and they needed more >> posters so they printed more and some print shop employee decided to update >> the date to 1955. >> >> Can you imagine some print shop employee here in present day 2013 >> "accidentally" putting copyright 2015 on a poster? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 2:13 PM, Bruce Hershenson < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> So what is your theory about WHY anyone changed the date? It didn't change >> itself. And why the color change? Why couldn't the answer simply be that in >> 1955 they ran out of originals and printed new posters, even if there wasn't >> any official re-release (maybe it was playing in second run theaters and >> THEY needed posters for that)?\ >> >> Also, I found a source that completely disagrees with you here: >> http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=694&lotIdNo=7033 >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Smith, Grey - 1367 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The film was not reissued by all information I have ever been able to obtain >> concerning this issue. >> >> It has been a topic of conversation for thirty five years among sci-fi >> collectors as to what these poster were used for and why the date? >> >> I’ve collected sci-fi for that long if not longer and have never seen a >> single reissue poster from Invaders from Mars 1955 that was marked as such! >> >> Not a single lobby, insert, 40”X or any format for that matter. Can anyone >> tell me if they have those posters? >> >> If this 1955 poster were a reissue why would it have not been noted in the >> lower right in the NSS number? >> >> The general belief among a number in the hobby including myself is that this >> was either a misdated second printing that was either used or not used, as >> many were found some years ago that were flat folded. >> >> It seems they must have made it into the population as I have seen them well >> used and a number that are near mint! >> >> Perhaps as Rich mentions the film was so popular and kept in distribution at >> the time that the studio decided to reprint the posters for a continued >> distribution and thus dated the poster as such, but I find that hard to >> believe. >> >> I very much believe this was a mis-dated print run that was perhaps >> distributed and perhaps a large number stored by a printer due to the >> mis-dating. >> >> Any further information would be appreciated as I was -4 when the film >> premiered! >> >> I do know that they are somewhat discounted by collectors die to the date >> but I believe they are from the same time period as the original and far >> more attractive. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: MoPo List [ mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard >> Halegua Posters + Comic Art >> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 3:09 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Invaders From Mars 1955, re-release or mispint? >> >> >> >> Here is a great comparison of two posters for It Came From Beneath the Sea - >> both recognized as original release posters - and both are printed with >> different colors >> >> http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161342&lotIdNo=38018 >> >> http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=7083&lotIdNo=27008 >> >> another situation with the same coloration differential is First Men in the >> Moon >> http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=57023&lotNo=26155 >> >> http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161301&lotNo=53144 >> >> and of course, we all know that Star Wars was printed 4 times for the >> extended original release, although we can easily differentiate the >> printings because we have the information due to the fact that Star Wars is >> well researched and recent enough for us to have been able to access the >> data. >> >> Concerning the Invaders From Mars one sheets, I do not know if Heritage is >> right or wrong, however according to the IMDB, there is no 1955 re-issue, so >> it's possible that Heritage is correct and Grey may have been able to get >> access to data in research that led to his determination. I don't know >> either way, but I doi know that Harryhausen posters shown above show clear >> printing variations that can only be explained by reprinting of the posters >> for extended releases of those very successful films. >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > > -- > Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team > P.O. 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